IT Manager - Full-time

Rainham Mark Grammar School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-5420-366S
• Posted:07/01/2026
• Pay:NJC Grade B2 - point 26-35 £37,280-£46,142
• Start Date:March 2026
• App Close Date:19/01/2026 at 23:45
• Interviews:23rd January 2026

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career and make a real impact?

Rainham Mark Education Trust is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join us as our Trust IT Manager. In this pivotal role, you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of all IT systems and services across the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to lead innovation, manage a dedicated IT team, and deliver high-quality technical solutions that support effective digital learning and efficient operations.

If you are passionate about education, eager to take on a leadership role, and ready to shape the future of technology across our Trust, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, innovation, and making a difference every day!

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide an efficient, effective robust IT Technical Support Service to members of the Trust Academies community, across multiple sites.
• Install, configure, manage and maintain all Trust servers, clients, peripherals, cloud-based services and applications.
• Provide IT training and support, across the Trust, for staff and students in the use of hardware, software and cloud-based services.
• The line management and supervision IT Support staff across Trust.
• Liaise with 3rd party suppliers / contractors where necessary.

 Qualifications and Skills: 

• Studied to a minimum standard of GCSE (grade A–C)* or equivalent in English and Mathematics.
• University degree in Computing, or HND/HNC level, or equivalent professional/technical/vendor-specific qualifications.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body such as BSC, ITIL, ACM, etc.
• Further industry-standard professional certifications such as CompTIA, MSCE, MIE, City & Guilds (advantageous).
• Experience of working within the education sector.

Information about the school

Rainham Mark Grammar School provides an enriching co-educational experience where students are nurtured to develop their leadership skills and creativity. We are a school for every academically able young person regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity, or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed. Our success is based on our high expectations. Our students and staff are motivated; they inspire and challenge each other to be the best version of themselves. We believe our students are simply the best of their generation, it is a privilege to work with them. Rainham Mark Grammar School is a happy place to learn and to grow, we encourage you to visit and experience our community.

Our school was judged “Good” by Ofsted in 2022 but we are firmly of the belief that we have the potential to be exceptional. There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape.

Rainham Mark Education Trust is a family of three Academies in Medway, compromising of Rainham Mark Grammar School - Ofsted ‘Good’ May 2022, Riverside Primary School and Nursery - Ofsted ‘Good’ June 2025 and Twydall Primary School and Nursery - Ofsted ‘Good’ May 2023.

The core purpose of the Trust is to cultivate wisdom, character and strength in students so they can understand, celebrate and shape the world in which they live.

Together, our ambitions for the children in our local community continue to build on current success, and raise the bar further, such that the life chances of each child in our care are maximised through a deeply inclusive education, routinely high expectations, and a range of opportunities that seek to embed a love of learning.

Rainham Mark Education Trust (RMET) is in a very exciting stage of its development, having recently realigned and strengthened our central team, relaunched our vision and established an ambitious future strategy.

The benefits of working for us include:

• Support from a network of senior leaders and teachers within the school and our Trust

• Regular planned opportunities to collaborate and share best practice within the Trust

• Working with a team of friendly, dedicated and hardworking staff and Trustees

• An outstanding offer of CPD opportunities

• A sharp focus on staff well-being including Health Care provision

Rainham Mark Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We implement a robust recruitment process across the Trust that aligns with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines. The recruitment process involves conducting online checks on shortlisted candidates and all employment offers are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Scheme, medical, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.

Our Trust upholds equality, inclusion and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to nurturing a supportive work environment where each individual is respected, appreciated and welcomed. We also support applications for flexible work arrangements.

This vacancy will close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short listed on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.

Job Contact Information

• Name:RMET HR Department
• Address:Pump Lane, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ
• Telephone: 01634 623461
• Email: peopleservices@rmgs.org.uk